December 5th, 2008

Today in History

1964:
Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon of Saugerties, New York is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.

1484:
Pope Innocent VIII writes a Papal Bull that sets the inquisition into full swing and leads to the deaths hundreds of thousands of people accused of being witches

1936:
The Soviet Union adopts a new constitution.

1932:
German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa

1560:
Francis II of France dies and is succeeded by Charles IX of France.